It’s Friday morning and it is the most beautiful day. I need to get a few things, including a new harness for Digby, our jack russell cross, who has decided to eat his present one. As it is so glorious I decide to go down to Garrucha as it is market day and there is a pet shop on the way. The market at Garrucha is probably my favourite because it is right on the street behind the seafront and I love mooching about, buying my fruit and vegetables and flowers, and then meandering down to one of the cafe’s overlooking the sea.
The market here is fantastic, and has all kinds of things in the food line – dried cod (bacalao) and smoked mackerel, stalls with dozens of spices, nuts, dried fruit, pulses, gigantic sacks of snacks which you purchase by the kilo and then wonderful fresh, seasonal fruit and vegetables. I always just buy what looks good and then look up a recipe when I get home. I bought a whole bag of red and yellow peppers today for a euro which usually means they need to be eaten within a couple of days. No problem as I will make stuffed peppers with the red ones, and then use the yellow to put in some carrot and coriander soup. I also bought some beautiful little vine tomatoes which I will roast tonight to go with a lovely rib eye steak and some paprika roasted potatoes.
Fish stall at Garrucha market
Everyone looks like they are enjoying themselves in the warm autumn sunshine, although actually it is more like a perfect English summer’s day to tell the truth. Those of us who live here have our jeans on though-you can spot visitors a mile off as they are amazed that they can wear shorts and T-shirts in the middle of November – and why shouldn’t they? We are acclimatized and with the sweltering summer gone, 23 degrees feels cool enough for trousers and long sleeved T-shirts! Shopping done, off I go down towards the port for a well earned break and a cup of coffee!
Yummy Almeria 
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